KYIV, Dec 30 – The number of hospitalizations of patients with coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in Ukraine is growing, but vaccination rates have fallen sharply due to the war, Deputy Minister of Health, Chief Sanitary Doctor Ihor Kuzin said.

"We continue to register COVID-19 and cases that ended in death. During the last week, we have seen a 14% increase in hospital admissions compared to the previous week. Over the past week, almost 3,000 Ukrainians have been hospitalized," he said on the air of the telethon on Friday.